Acronyms

ACMC Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps

AC/S Assistant Chief of Staff
AD Active Duty
APF Appropriated Funds
ARC American Red Cross
ASAP As Soon As Possible
BAH Basic Allowance for Housing
Bd Board
BEQ Bachelor Enlisted Quarters
BH Behavioral Health
BLUF Bottom Line Up Front
BOD Board of Directors
Brief Presentation
BUMED Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Burn a Copy Xerox a document
By dir Signed by direction
C/S or COS Chief of Staff
CAC Consolidated Administrative Center
CAP Counseling & Advocaty Program
CBO Chief Business Officer
CDC Child Development Center
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CG Commanding General
Chop Comments/Corrections on, usually a document, letter, paper…etc
CIO Chief Information Officer
CLC Chief Legal Councel
CLO Chief Logisitics Officer
CMC Commandant of the Marine Corps
CMCFTB Chief Marine Corps Family Team Building
CMFSB Chief Marine and Family Service Banch
CMO Chief Marketing Officer
CNHR Chief NAF Human Resources
CO Commanding Officer
COLA Cost of Living Allowance
CONUS Continental United States
Cover Hat
CP Camp
CREDO Chaplains Religious Enrichment Development Operation
CSC Community Services Coordinator
CSF Chief of Semper Fit
CWO Chief Warrant Officer
CYTP Child, Youth and Teem Programs
DC Deputy Commander
DECA Defense Commissary Agency
Deck Floor
DEERS Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reproting Systems
DIV Division
DoD Department of Defence
DODEA Department of Defense Education Activity (Installation Schools)
DON Department of the Navy
DSN Defence Switching Network (military phone system)
Duty Work
EAOS End of Active Obligated Service
EAS Expiration of Service
EFMP Exceptional Family Member Program
EML Environmental and Moral Leave
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD Estimated Time of Departure
FAP Family Advocay Program
FCB Family Care Branch
F&H Food & Hospitality
FM Facilities Maintenance
FMF Fleet Marine Force
FYA For Your Action
FYI For Your Information
FYSA For Your Situational Awareness
G-1 Group/Reg/Division manpower (Admin)
G-2 Group/Reg/Division Intelligence
G-3 Group/Reg/Division Operations
G-4 Group/Reg/Division Logistics
Hatch Door
Head Bathroom
HQMC Head Quarters Marine Corps
I&L Installations and Logisitics
ICB Internal Control Branch
IG Inspector General
IHA Indirect Hire Agreement Japanese National
IPAC Installation Personnel Administration Center
III MEF III Marine Expeditionary Force
JAG Judge Advocate General
JN Japanese National
JRC Joint Reception Center
KVN Key Volunteer Network
Ladder Stairs
LAN Local Area Network
Leave Vacation
LES Leave and Earnings Statement
Liberty Off Work
LINKS Lifestyles, Insights, Networking, Knowledge & Skills
LOI Letter of Instruction
MAG Marine Air Group
MAGTF Marine Air Ground Task Force
MARADMIN Marine Administration Message
MAW Marine Air Wing
M&RA Manpower and Reserve Affairs
MCAS Marine Corps Air Station
MCB Marine Corps Base
MCCS Marine Corps Community Services
MCFTB Marine Corps Family Team Building
MCICOM Marine Corps Installation Command
MCI-East Marine Corps Installations East
MCI-West Marine Corps Installations West
MCNAFAS Marine Corps Nonappropriated Fund Auditing System
MCO Marine Corps Order
MCX Marine Corps Exchange
MEB Marine Expeditionary Brigade
MEF Marine Expeditionary Force
MEU Marine Expeditionary Unit
MIS Management Information Systems
MLG Marine Logistics Group
MLS Master Labor Contract
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOE Moment of Excellence
MOL Marine On Line
MOS Military Occupational Specialty
MP Military Police
MT Motor Transport
NAFI Nonappropriated Fund Instramentality
NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NCO Noncommissioned Officer
NJP Non-Judicial Punishment
NMCRS Navy Marine Corps Relief Society
OCONUS Outside the Continental United States
OIC Officer in Charge
OOD Officer of the Day
OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense
OWAN Okinawa Wide Area Network
PAO Public Affairs Office
Passageway Hallway
PCS Permanent Change of Stations
PM Program Manager
PME Professional Military Education
PMO Provost Marshal’s Office
POC Point of Contact
POV Personally Own Vehicle
P&PD Personal and Professional Development
PCM Please Call Me
PSM Please See Me
QOL Quality of Life
Quarters Home
RON Remain Overnight
SAC School Age Care
SACC Substance Abuse Counseling Center
SECDEF Secretary of Defense
SECNAV Secretary of the Navy
Secure Close
SJA Staff Judge Advocate
SMMC Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
SMP Single Marine Program
SNCO Staff Noncommissioned Officer
SOFA Status of Forces Agreement
T/O Table of Organization
TAD Temporary Additional Duty - Travel
TBD To Be Determined
TBF Transit Billeting Facility
TMO Transportation Management Office
TQL Total Quality Leadership
TR Transport Request
UA Unathorized Absence - Not where you are supposed to be
UCMJ Uniformed Code of Military Justice
UPFRP Unit, Personal and Family Readiness Program
WAN Wide Area Network
XO Executive Officer